Clicker Questions
Chapter 5: Developing Through the LifeSpan
Psychology, 11th Editionby David G. Myers & C. Nathan DeWall
Slides by Melissa Terlecki, Cabrini College
1. Which of the following issues doesdevelopmental psychology focus on?
A. Nature and nurture
B. Continuity and stages
C. Stability and change
D. All of the above
1. Which of the following issues doesdevelopmental psychology focus on?ANSWER
A. Nature and nurture
B. Continuity and stages
C. Stability and change
D. All of the above
2. Nine weeks after conception, the _____looks unmistakably human and facial featureshave formed.
A. embryo
B. placenta
C. fetus
D. zygote
2. Nine weeks after conception, the _____looks unmistakably human and facial featureshave formed. ANSWER
A. embryo
B. placenta
C. fetus
D. zygote
3. Which newborn reflex involves tonguing,swallowing and breathing?
A. Rooting
B. Sucking
C. Habituation
D. Crying
3. Which newborn reflex involves tonguing,swallowing and breathing? ANSWER
A. Rooting
B. Sucking
C. Habituation
D. Crying
4. Maturation suggests that:
A. biological growth stages are relatively uninfluencedby experience.
B. nurture has a greater effect on growth than nature.
C. genes do not guide motor development.
D. walking and toilet training occurs independent ofbiological growth.
4. Maturation suggests that: ANSWER
A. biological growth stages are relativelyuninfluenced by experience.
B. nurture has a greater effect on growth than nature.
C. genes do not guide motor development.
D. walking and toilet training occurs independent ofbiological growth.
5. Which concept refers to our ability toadapt our current understandings toincorporate new information?
A. Assimilation
B. Accommodation
C. Schema
D. Cognition
5. Which concept refers to our ability toadapt our current understandings toincorporate new information? ANSWER
A. Assimilation
B. Accommodation
C. Schema
D. Cognition
6. During which stage of cognitivedevelopment are children egocentric?
A. Preoperational
B. Concrete operational
C. Sensorimotor
D. Formal operational
6. During which stage of cognitivedevelopment are children egocentric?ANSWER
A. Preoperational
B. Concrete operational
C. Sensorimotor
D. Formal operational
7. Which parenting style is characterized byparents being coercive by imposing rules andexpecting obedience?
A. Trusting
B. Permissive
C. Authoritative
D. Authoritarian
7. Which parenting style is characterized byparents being coercive by imposing rules andexpecting obedience? ANSWER
A. Trusting
B. Permissive
C. Authoritative
D. Authoritarian
8. During which stage of moral thinking doindividuals uphold laws and rules to gainsocial approval?
A. Preconventional
B. Postconventional
C. Conventional
D. Unconventional
8. During which stage of moral thinking doindividuals uphold laws and rules to gainsocial approval? ANSWER
A. Preconventional
B. Postconventional
C. Conventional
D. Unconventional
9. Adolescents working to refine a sense ofself deal with which issue of psychosocialdevelopment?
A. Competence vs. inferiority
B. Identity vs. role confusion
C. Intimacy vs. isolation
D. Trust vs. mistrust
9. Adolescents working to refine a sense ofself deal with which issue of psychosocialdevelopment? ANSWER
A. Competence vs. inferiority
B. Identity vs. role confusion
C. Intimacy vs. isolation
D. Trust vs. mistrust
10. Cognition declines and negative feelingincrease as death approaches. This is knownas (a):
A. Terminal decline
B. Dementia
C. Neurocognitive disorder
D. Alzheimer’s disease
10. Cognition declines and negative feelingincrease as death approaches. This is knownas (a): ANSWER
A. Terminal decline
B. Dementia
C. Neurocognitive disorder
D. Alzheimer’s disease
Critical Thinking Questions
11. Haley is pregnant and is contemplatingwhether to take a drink of wine. She is havingtrouble recalling the effects of alcohol she learnedin prenatal class. Which of the following isFALSE?
A. Light drinking cannot harm the fetus.
B. Alcohol has an epigenetic effect.
C. Heavy drinking may result in fetal alcoholsyndrome.
D. Alcohol is a teratogen.
11. Haley is pregnant and is contemplatingwhether to take a drink of wine. She is havingtrouble recalling the effects of alcohol she learnedin prenatal class. Which of the following isFALSE? ANSWER
A. Light drinking cannot harm the fetus.
B. Alcohol has an epigenetic effect.
C. Heavy drinking may result in fetal alcoholsyndrome.
D. Alcohol is a teratogen.
12. Barnaby is one year old. When his motherhides his toy under a blanket, he pulls the blanketaside to see if it’s still there. During which stagedoes object permanence manifest?
A. Sensorimotor
B. Preoperational
C. Concrete operational
D. Formal operational
12. Barnaby is one year old. When his motherhides his toy under a blanket, he pulls the blanketaside to see if it’s still there. During which stagedoes object permanence manifest? ANSWER
A. Sensorimotor
B. Preoperational
C. Concrete operational
D. Formal operational
13. Trevor is looking through pictures from hissecond birthday party. He cannot recollect any ofthe details of activities from that day. He is mostlikely suffering from (a):
A. puberty
B. neurocognitive disorder
C. Alzheimer’s disease
D. infantile amnesia
13. Trevor is looking through pictures from hissecond birthday party. He cannot recollect any ofthe details of activities from that day. He is mostlikely suffering from (a): ANSWER
A. puberty
B. neurocognitive disorder
C. Alzheimer’s disease
D. infantile amnesia
14. Suri is an infant who cries uncontrollably whenher mother leaves and is generally fussy andunpredictable. Which of the following likelyreflects her attachment and temperament styles(respectively)?
A. Insecure, easy
B. Secure, difficult
C. Insecure, difficult
D. Secure, easy
14. Suri is an infant who cries uncontrollably whenher mother leaves and is generally fussy andunpredictable. Which of the following likelyreflects her attachment and temperament styles(respectively)? ANSWER
A. Insecure, easy
B. Secure, difficult
C. Insecure, difficult
D. Secure, easy
15. Janice is dealing with her children moving awayfrom home to attend college. She feels trapped atwork and is bored with her home life. Whichpsychosocial stage is she likely going through?
A. Early adulthood
B. Middle adulthood
C. Late adulthood
D. Emerging adulthood
15. Janice is dealing with her children moving awayfrom home to attend college. She feels trapped atwork and is bored with her home life. Whichpsychosocial stage is she likely going through?ANSWER
A. Early adulthood
B. Middle adulthood
C. Late adulthood
D. Emerging adulthood